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Jeremiah Le'Don Paige, known professionally by J. Le'Don is a Houston based singer and songwriter. He battled with finding a name for himself until he thought about J. Le'Don under which he released his first song 'Almost Love' on June 5, 2021. His first live performance of his own music was at the first ever Make Your Mark Event in Houston. As a member of the Chauncy Glover Project, his mentor Chauncy gave him the opportunity to not once but twice sing in front of a celebrity audience. The exposure and connections made at this event, put his face on the map.

J. Le'Don was born on November 4, 2003, in Houston Texas. Born to two singing parents, J. Le'Don was trained to match pitch, find harmonies, tune his ear, and more. As a child J. Le'Don sang in the choir at the church, directed by his mom, Paula Richardson. There he learned to sing all voices in the choir and how to match volume. His father, DeP, sang call and responses with him to be able to repeat what he heard. In junior high, he joined the band. There he learned how to play trombone and how to read sheet music. The following year he joined choir, where he learned how to sing classical music, use dynamics, and sing with proper technique. If you ask him about his village he will tell you "if it wasn't for them, there would be no me."

On October 16, 2020, J. Le'Don tested the waters and held his first concert with his unreleased music to see how the crowd would react. Receiving nothing but love motivated him to keep going. Things died down publicly for J. Le'Don, but he was nowhere near done. On April 10, 2021, J. Le'Don directed and hosted the first ever Musical Nirvana event. Musical Nirvana is an independent artist showcase. The night is full throwback music that create a nostalgic feeling and fresh new songs from the artists for the night. He created this showcase for other independent artists to have an opportunity to perform in front of a crowd as he did. Judged by songwriter Paula Richardson, dancer/choreographer Star, and Founder of Off The Wall Media and Entertainment, MzBree; the artists were competing for the first place award as the Artist of the Evening (AOTE Award). Musical Nirvana made J. Le'Don's second show to be a success. Not long after that he released 'Almost Love', followed by 'Bored Games', and last 'Lotta Luh' in the year of 2021. Ending the year with 3 songs on all platforms, J. Le'Don was on fire.

On May 12, 2022, J. Le'Don threw his first release party for his hot new single 'Loverland' ft. Paula Richardson which dropped on May 15, 2022. With the aid of his school, he was able to throw a very successful release party.